All Fixed income articles
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PRI Web PageSignatory consultation workshop: Stewardship on Board Accountability (Europe and Africa)
Date: Wednesday, 15 February 2022, 1-3:30pm GMTLocation: Zoom As ESG factors are increasingly identified as posing material risks and opportunities to companies, corporate boards ought to be ensuring they have the right level of ESG expertise in the boardroom to protect investor value. In these sessions, the PRI wants to ...
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Webinar
Assessing sovereign climate-related opportunities and risks (ASCOR)
This webinar marked the launch of the public consultation of ASCOR, a new tool which gives investors, issuers and other stakeholders a common understanding of sovereign adaptation to climate change and of how governments plan to transition to a low-carbon economy.
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Case study
AlbaCore Capital Group: Carbon conscious investing
Measuring the carbon footprint of private credit issuers
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Recording
PRI in Person & Online: Breakout 5D - Choosing credit-relevant time horizons
This session will discuss how to consider different time horizons in credit risk assessments, exploring the difference between forecasts, scenario analysis and other tools to model uncertainty and unmasking unpriced risks.
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Recording
PRI in Person & Online: Breakout 2C - Sustainable investing: sovereigns’ friend or foe?
Integrating ESG considerations in sovereign bond portfolios is more challenging than other asset classes but the size of the market offers huge potential in shaping real-world outcomes.
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Podcast
Sovereign sustainable bonds – a fast-evolving, innovative market
Many governments are turning to labelled sustainable bonds, and Latin American sovereigns have been particularly innovative.
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Event
Understanding how US agencies consider ESG factors in commercial mortgages: Freddie Mac Multifamily
21 February 2023 | Online
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Event
Understanding how US agencies consider ESG factors in residential mortgages: Fannie Mae Single Family
14 February 2023 | Online
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News and press
US municipal bonds well-placed for thematic ESG investing, new PRI report says
The Principles of Responsible Investment (PRI) has released its second report on ESG investment approaches in the US$4trn US municipal (muni) bond market. This report, The thematic ESG approach in US municipal bonds, frames key issues when investors use muni bonds to finance projects tied to specific environmental or social ...
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Discussion paper
The thematic ESG approach in US municipal bonds
US municipal (muni) bonds play an important role in funding public services and infrastructure, hence they are fundamentally well positioned for responsible investment strategies. Muni bond issuers will be key in the transition to a low carbon economy.
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Case study
Sycomore Asset Management: Assessing the societal contribution of companies
SDG outcomes case study
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Case study
Mirabaud Asset Management: Reaching net zero through engagement
Mirabaud believes the optimal asset allocation strategy to support the energy transition is to invest in energy-intensive companies that demonstrate a willingness to shift their business models and develop alternative energies
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Case study
FTSE Russell Research: COP26 Net Zero Atlas
Coinciding with COP26, FTSE Russell’s inaugural Net Zero Atlas surveys countries’ climate targets and mitigation strategies
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Blog post
And now the hard part… implementing climate commitments
By Toby Belsom, Director, Investment Practices, PRI
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Discussion paper
Achieving climate commitments in multi-asset portfolios
This report helps asset owners address the complexity of implementing a climate commitment across multi-asset portfolios.
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Podcast
ESG in private debt: Episode 1
In this episode, the PRI’s head of fixed income, Carmen Nuzzo speaks with Adam Heltzer of Ares Management and Faith Rosenfeld of HPS Investment Partners, to discuss how private debt investors are incorporating ESG into their investment practices.
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News and press
Alternative credit managers launch ESG integrated disclosure tool
8th November 2022 - A group of leading alternative asset managers and industry bodies in the private and broadly syndicated credit markets have today announced the launch of the ESG Integrated Disclosure Project (ESG IDP) template.
